CONTENTS
Our mission: Published monthly since
1994, Atlanta INtown provides its
readers with hyperlocal news and
information that helps foster a sense
of community in a dynamic urban setting. Live, work and play—we cover
everything that makes our city home.

ABOUT THE COVER
This month’s cover by photographer Fredrik
Brauer features the Sarvis residence in Buckhead, which is on the upcoming Modern Home
Tour, June 8-9. The Earthcraft-certified home is
constructed with local stone, cypress, European
stucco and commercial glass. For more information about the Modern Home Tour and Design Is
Human Week, turn to Page 31.

I have exciting news to share! It’s with
great pleasure that I introduce you to
the new owner of Atlanta INtown.
This month INtown joined Springs
Publishing, which produces the biweekly Reporter Newspapers in Buckhead,
Brookhaven, Sandy Springs and
Dunwoody. Collin Kelley remains as
editor, and he has already collaborated
with the Reporter staff to produce this
June issue. As you flip through, you’ll see
most of the same writers, columnists and
topics you’ve come to know and love.
There are new opportunities for
advertisers and the product has more
potential to develop and grow. Internally,
the company now has increased eﬃciency
with a bigger, more diverse team of talent.
On that note, I’d like to congratulate staff
writer and Poncey-Highland resident
Melissa Weinman for her recent award as
“Rising Star” from the Atlanta Press Club!
The publisher of INtown and Reporter
Newspapers is Steve Levene. He has been in
the industry for more than 30 years, starting
with the Wall Street Journal. Steve and I
have been friends over the years – in fact,
this development emerged over a casual
breakfast at OK Café. Mom always said
it’s the most important meal of the day.
So, I’d like to congratulate Steve and the
team on the expansion and opportunities
ahead. As for me, after my breast cancer
diagnosis and treatments, I have a new
lease on life. I’m slowing down a bit to
enjoy my renewed health and to spend
time with my adopted son, husband,
family, friends and hobbies. As any small
business owner knows, there isn’t much
time to catch your breath. But, the sale
of INtown allows me to take a muchneeded breather. Timing is everything.
I have one more thing to say to my former
co-workers, contributors, advertisers and
readers – thank you. Such great friends,
so much fun, so many memories. I am
grateful. Here’s to great things ahead!

See you soon,
P.S. I hope you will stay in touch.
You can find me on LinkedIn.

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June 2013 | IN

IN the Neighborhood
FEATURES, NEWS & EVENTS

PROMISE FULFILLED

A grandmother’s lifelong dream realized in new memoir
By Clare S. Richie
“All I could say was, Yes Ma’am,”
the epilogue reads. With a gulp and a
leap of faith, Angie Howell promised
to fulfill her grandmother’s lifelong
dream of publishing her stories. Three
years later, and with the loving help of
family and friends, Excerpts from the
Life of a Good Bad Girl, or a Bad Good
Girl is now available at Amazon.com.
The author, Mary Louise Shipp
Dukes – known to her granddaughter
Angie as “Ma” – was a child of the
Great Depression, prankster, packrat,
beloved teacher, and loving grandmother.
Ma wrote, “I have always been a
storyteller and a closet writer. (My)
notebooks have stories I wanted my
children, grandchildren and greatgrandchildren to know, thoughts I
needed to put down on paper, or happy
memories I didn’t want to forget.”
In March 2010, when Ma asked Angie
to fulfill her dream, somehow she knew
she didn’t have much time left. Three
months later, Ma was diagnosed with

Angie Howell with daughters Claire and Anna.

EDITOR’S LETTER
Collin Kelley
collin@atlantaintownpaper.com

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As the song goes, “times they are
a-changin’,” and in the case of Atlanta
INtown, this change is very good. Last
month, INtown oﬃcially became part of
the Springs Publishing family, which puts
out the bi-weekly Reporter Newspapers
(ReporterNewspapers.net). As you will see
in this issue, INtown remains unchanged
with our eclectic mix of stories about
the community, food, arts, business
and real estate intact. Your favorite
contributors – like Ann Boutwell’s history
roundup and Tim Sullivan’s hilarious
parenting column – are still here, too.
And I’m still here as your editor. I’ll
be writing more stories and attending
more events over the coming months,
and I look forward to seeing many of
you again or meeting for the first time.
I’m also still handling INtown’s website
and social media, so if you have stories,
events or news tips, be sure to keep them
coming at the email below. Readers will
also notice some new names as we pool our
resources with the Reporter Newspapers
to bring you more news and information
about the community that you can use.
As INtown approaches its 20th

liver cancer. Angie worked as fast as
she could but realized securing a book
contract would take more time than
Ma had. Angie and her cousin Anne
Dukes came up with an interim plan
to make a book using Shutterfly. Angie
was to present this version to Ma at
her 86th birthday party, but instead the
preacher read from it at her funeral.
Ma’s passing strengthened Angie’s
commitment to fulfill her promise.
Publishers wanted more context
and Angie’s childhood friend Nancy
Fullbright was there to lend a hand. For
each excerpt, Angie and Nancy pulled
content from Ma’s notebooks, letters
and conversations. They added historic
context and likely quotes, but stayed
true to Ma’s vision. “These are the stories
Ma wanted to tell.” Angie reflected.
“It’s bittersweet that Ma did not live
to see the published book,” Angie says.
But Ma’s voice lives on in her
memories of the Great Depresssion,
World War II and beyond. She would
be proud of what her granddaugher
has accomplished on her behalf.

anniversary, I cannot say thank you
enough to the loyal readers, advertisers
and contributors that have made us such
a success. Our mission remains to bring
you stories about people, places, events and
organizations that you won’t read anywhere
else. With your continued support,
INtown will continue to grow and thrive.
With summer upon us, the Intown
events calendar is in overdrive. The
Modern Atlanta Home Tour which
graces our cover is not to be missed. You
can read more about it on Page 31 and
also be sure to check out all the events
surrounding Design Is Human Week.
If you’re a movie buff like me, then you
are already planning to attend one of
the city’s film festivals. I’m particularly
excited to see the 50th anniversary
screening of The Birds at the Coca-Cola
Summer Movie Series at the Fox Theatre.
Check out the full line-up on Page 22.
Here’s a confession: I don’t like beer.
It goes against my English-Irish genetic
make-up, but I’ve just never had a taste
for it. Give me a glass of red instead. If
you are a beer fan, then the summer
beer festivals on tap should immediately
go in your calendar. See Page 28 for
all the frothy goodness. And, please,
remember to drink responsibly.
Happy Summer!
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More Books By
Local Authors
Rich
Georgian
Strangely
Shot by Tom
Hughes
(McFarland
Publishers)
The true
story of
a 1912
domestic
shooting
that grabbed
headlines
in Atlanta.
Gene Grace,
a young Atlanta businessman, was
found shot in the locked bedroom of
his fashionable home in Midtown.
Daisy, his flashily dressed wife from
Philadelphia, was soon arrested on a
charge of assault with intent to murder.
Gene was left paralyzed but, more
importantly, he was powerless legally.
Under Georgia law, he could not testify
against his wife. Prosecutors were forced
to rely instead upon the circumstantial
evidence of an alleged “diabolical plot.”
Hot Ice
by Gregg
Loomis
(Open Road
Media)
Jason Peters
is a painter,
animal lover,
and classicalmusic
enthusiast and a deadly
assassin.
He works

for NARCOM, a corporation that prides
itself on doing what the CIA cannot. But
after an extremely successful career, he
has decided to retire to a small island off
the Italian coast, promising his girlfriend
that he’s through with his deadly past.
Unfortunately, his past isn’t quite through
with him. Hot Ice picks up where Gates of
Hades left off in Loomis’ ongoing series.
Skin in
the Game by
R.P. Finch
(Livingston
Press) A
stodgy,
mega law
firm, an
urban strip
club, the
Mob, the
CIA and a
quantum
physics lab
all come
into play
after a
young scientist creates a revolutionary
code-breaking system that could
have extraordinary consequences.

Streets of Atlanta: The Gate City by
Candi Carrera (Bibliotheque nationale

de Luxembourg). Luxembourg-based
photographer Carrera created this
document of summer in Atlanta
during last year’s heat wave. From
CNN Center to Centennial Park and
Peachtree Street to Woodruff Park,
this is a portrait of a sizzling city.
A Raft of
Grief: Poems
by Chelsea
Rathburn
(Autumn
House Press)
Award-winning
poet Rathburn
probes the
varieties
and nuances
of love and
relationships
with what
fellow poet
Stephen Dunn calls “unsparing lucidity.”
From Atlanta to Paris to Poland,
Rathburn documents the end of one
relationship and the promise of another.
The
Awkward
Poses of
Others:
Poems by
Robert Wood
(WordTech
Editions)
These short,
spare poems
explore below
the surface
of famous
artworks
and films – a
form called
ekphrasis – to mine personal emotions
and the lasting influence of the observed
work on generations past and future.

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Northside Hospital will host its 4th
annual Stroke Awareness 5K Run/
Walk, Saturday, June 22, 7 a.m., at the
Northside/Interchange Professional
Building, 5780 Peachtree Dunwoody
Road. Anyone who has been affected by
stroke is encouraged to participate to
help raise awareness of this devastating
disease. All proceeds benefit the Stroke
Support Groups at Northside Hospital.
The Stroke 5K entry fee is $25 and
all walkers and runners will receive a
T-shirt at the finish. A reduced entry
fee of $20 per walker/runner is available
for teams of five or more. For more
information, visit northside.com.

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Midtown Endoscopy Center is accredited by AAAHC and certified by DCH.

Gov. Nathan Deal has signed
the Return-to-Play Act of 2013 to
help improve the management of
concussions in school and recreational
leagues around the state. As part of
its role in preventing, diagnosing
and treating concussion patients,
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
has launched a new online portal at
choa.org/concussiontools equipped
with extensive videos and resources
to help primary care physicians and
first-response caregivers - coaches,
athletic trainers, nurses and families provide appropriate and effective care
to people impacted by concussions.
Bill Foley is the new Executive
Director of Support Services at
DeKalb Medical, where he will oversee
supply chain operations, facility
operations, environmental services,
food and nutrition services and
security. He has more than 36 years
of health care operations experience
working for organizations such

as Northside, Egleston Children’s,
North Fulton, Emory Dunwoody
and Emory Northlake, Atlanta
Medical Center and most recently
Northeast Georgia Health System.
Piedmont Hospital social worker Moira
Keller has been chosen as the recipient
of the first-ever Crossroads Hospice
Caring More Award given to a social
worker who goes above and beyond
for his/her patients and community.

At a breakfast held in her honor, Moira
received $500 to present to Piedmont
Hospital’s Sixty Plus Older Adult Services
Program. Pictured here is Jennifer Anderson, Executive Director of Crossroads Hospice with Moira Keller (right), Caring More
Award recipient. (Photo Edward Zeltser)
The radiation oncology departments
at Piedmont Atlanta and Piedmont
Fayette (piedmont.org) hospitals
recently achieved accreditation by the
American College of Radiology (ACR).
This accreditation is achieved by only
a small percentage of community
hospitals and less than 10 percent of
clinics receive accreditation during
the first review like Piedmont.

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5 Summer

Running Tips

By Dan Popovic

The weather has finally warmed up, which means more and more people are
out jogging and running. But just because the weather is fine, there are still tips
to follow that will prevent damage and illness from the heat. Thanks to certified
trainer Sherry Oswalt with Divas Run (divasrun.com) for offering up these tips.

1.

Lighten up: Wear moisture-wicking and light-colored running
wear that allow the skin to breathe and allow the body’s core temperature
to stay cooler as we run into more warm and humid temps.

2.

Lather on the sunscreen: Exposed skin during the spring and summer
can increase your risk of skin cancer and not just at the pool. Be sure to apply
sunscreen to arms and legs as well as the face before heading out the door.

3.

Hydrate: Runners in the Southeast are the most dehydrated of
all runners due to our hot and humid climate that produces extra sweat.
A water loss of just 2 percent of body weight can create a heat imbalance
and impair circulatory function. The general rule is to drink 4 – 8 ounces
of fluid (water is best) every 15 – 20 minutes during exercise.

4.

Run with the chickens: The earlier in the day you run, the cooler
the temps and you run the least amount of risk of heat exhaustion and heat
stroke. If you must run later in the day during hotter temps, pay attention
to the warning signs of heat illness and back off or stop running ASAP.

5.

Take your run outside: It is important to train outdoors for spring
and summer races so that your body is acclimated to the temperature change
when toeing the Start Line. Remember it takes approximately 7 – 10 days of
running in consistent temps for the body to acclimate to the new season.

Family Dynamics – 70s Style
I’m one of 10 kids, eighth in line. Yes,
Irish. Yes, Catholic and no, that isn’t even
all of us in the photo because my little sister
wasn’t born yet. I am dumbfounded as to
how my parents managed. I think the recipe
called for gracious measures of coupons and
casseroles, hand-me-downs, patience and
faith. Let’s compare family dynamics in the
late 1970’s versus those in 2013 through the
microcosm of the family wagon shall we?
We’d all squeeze into a 1971 Ford LTD
Country Squire with the wood paneling
for family outings. It was roughly the size
of a hotel room and handled like a Boston
Whaler. It only had AM radio but they spun
tunes like Glen Campbell’s “Rhinestone
Cowboy” so who could complain? In
the summer, we’d go to the YMCA in
Greenwich, CT, which was just over the
line from White Plains, NY where we grew
up. This was essentially our “country club”
(and to my knowledge not attended by
anyone who actually lived Greenwich).
My parents would typically share the
front with one of the middle children.
Dad would prop his left elbow out the

open window and enjoy a smoke during
the 15-minute drive. The center bench
held four or five across, possibly a smaller
child on the lap of one of the big kids.
Seatbelts shmeatbelts. It was the 70s, so
the shorts were short and if our exposed
thighs weren’t sticking to the vinyl seats,
they were sticking to each other. Why
fuss though when soon enough we’d be
in the pool, which was tantamount to
Shangri-La and would cleanse us of any
stress, sweat or wayward peanut butter.
The way-back, as we inhabitants called it,
had a pair of mini-bench seats that would
flip up and face each other. Four of us sat
knee-to-knee with nothing better to do than
hold staring contests or compete over who
could spot the most Volkswagen Beetles.
Rare protests for a better seat assignment
were met with a terse declaration,
“I’m older.” Entirely inconceivable to
me now, it would just end there.
Fast forward to 2013 and the Chrysler
Town & Country minivan I now use to cart
our family of four around town. Each kid
has a comfy booster seat contained within

their own bucket seat. There
is satellite radio, CD and
DVD players and about
84 cup holders. Seatbelts
galore! Each passenger
can be cooled or warmed
to their preferred degree.
While sizable, it pretty much
drives like a regular car.
On longer trips we’ll
keep one of the kids’ car
seats in the middle row
and put the other in the
third row. As chauffeur,
I get the better gig by far.
Kristen sits in the middle
to serve as waitress, maid
and movie theatre operator.
They cycle through snacks
and drinks and DVD’s like
a pack of stoned frat boys,
but it is so much better
than fighting or a refrain
of Are we there yet? And
that’s not to say there aren’t
complaints, because there
are still plenty. I’ve tried
using “Because I’m the Dad, Tim Sullivan and his family circa 1970s.
and I say so,” but my kids
changed though and while some of it is
are like pint sized attorneys who aptly
progress, it’s hard not be nostalgic for
pick apart seemingly airtight cases.
simpler times. I would love more than
I am now the age my parents were
anything for my kids to have a chance to
when they had their tenth child, so
sit knee-to-knee in the back of that old
griping about the difficulties of raising
wagon, heading up highway 684, AM
two should be accompanied by the world’s radio on, windows down, and catch a
smallest violin. Times and norms have
whiff of my Dad’s unfiltered Salem.

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June 2013 | IN

INtown Faith

MOVIE MINISTRY

Druid Hills Baptist reaches homeless through ﬁlms
By Collin Kelley
INtown Editor
Druid Hills Baptist Church is known
for programs for members and the greater
community, but one of the more unique
ministries is Intown Movie Night.
Held the first Thursday of every month,
the church opens up its social hall at 1085
Ponce de Leon Ave. for the homeless to
come in, have a meal and watch a recent
film. Community Chaplain Allen Jones said
movie night has grown by word of mouth
with an average of 40 people in attendance.
Some of the recent films shown
include Argo, Skyfall and The Avengers.
Jones said facilities manager Jim

Wright selects the films and always
goes for action or comedy, since those
are the most popular with guests.
“The guys who come in are appreciative,”
Jones said. “It gives them a chance to
get something to eat and have some
entertainment. We have quite a few
regulars who are here every month, while
some just for food and go on their way.”
Jones said volunteers are needed to
help prepare food and refreshments
– sandwiches, popcorn and lemonade
– from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. and a second
shift to serve and clean up from 7:15
to 9:30 p.m. If you would like more
information, contact Jones at allenjon@
bellsouth.net or visit dhbc.org.

Along with the Intown
Movie Night ministry,
Druid Hills Baptist
Church also offers
fitness classes and the
opportunity to explore
meditation and interfaith dialogue at The Selah Center. The church
will also the annual
Artlantis Arts & Music
Festival on June 1. For
more about the festival,
visit artlantisfestival.
wordpress.com.

History Center adds to its gardens with a new ‘front door’
By Tom Oder
The Atlanta History Center
has a new front door.
This door, however, doesn’t replace
the one at McElreath Hall, the center’s
main building, which houses a treasure
trove of Atlanta’s historical records. This
new entrance is at the corner of Slaton
Drive and West Paces Ferry Road.
The center’s new pedestrian and
garden entrance to its 33-acre forested
campus is called Veterans Park to honor
America’s servicemen and servicewomen.
The park opened to the public
over Memorial Day weekend and had
a formal dedication on May 27.
The new park replaces the green
space that had been at the Slaton
Drive and West Paces Ferry Road
intersection since 2000. That space,
called Veterans Plaza, honored veterans
of the Vietnam War. Veterans Park
honors men and women who served in
World Wars I and II, the Korean and
Vietnam wars, and recent conflicts such
as those in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Larger than the original park, Veterans
Park includes a walled contemplative
garden, a water feature, a seating
area, and stations where visitors can
use QR codes on mobile phones to

hear oral histories of veterans.
“With the redesign of Veterans
Park, we are trying to become more
accessible and relevant to nearby
residents and visitors,” said Jackson
McQuigg, vice president of properties
for the History Center. In addition to
being a new entrance, McQuigg said
History Center officials are encouraging
people who live and work nearby to
bring their lunch to the park on a
regular basis and enjoy the new space.
“Access to Veterans Park will
be free and it will have free wi-fi,”
McQuigg emphasized. “People can
even park in the History Center
parking deck and walk to Veterans
Park. The History Center parking,” he
added with a chuckle, “is also free.”
“The new garden is in keeping
with the History Center’s vision that
gardens featuring native plants are as
much a part of the state’s history as the
manuscripts, maps and photographs
in its research center,” said center
spokesperson Leigh Massey.
The center offers 22 acres with
five featured gardens, woodlands
and nature trails that showcase
the state’s horticultural history.
The most popular of the gardens,
the Smith Family Gardens, should now

be in glorious
bloom, said Sarah
Roberts, the
History Center’s
historic gardens
curator. This
garden features
an 1860s farm
setting with flower
and vegetable
gardens, a slave’s
garden, a fruit
orchard and field
crop area. Some
ATLANTA HISTORY CENTER
farm animals are
Veterans
Park
will
honor
those
who
served
in
both
World Wars, the
back after being
Korean and Vietnam wars, and recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghaniaway for several
stan. It will include a walled, contemplative garden, a water feature,
years. There
seating area and other ammenities.
are four sheep,
including two
the Asian-American garden of Japanese
lambs, a rooster and chickens that will
maples that is remarkable in any season
help bring the farm experience alive.
but bursts with color in the fall.
A stroller and wheelchair accessible
Even with all the beautiful, rare and
trail leads to the other gardens: the
endangered plants to see in the gardens,
quarry garden that features the state
one of the delights in strolling through
champion Franklin Tree (the largest
the towering urban forest and listening to
Franklinia altamaha in cultivation
birds sing in the canopy is what visitors
in Georgia), long extinct in the wild;
don’t see and hear. It doesn’t take long
the lavish gardens of boxwoods and
to forget that Buckhead’s office towers,
roses at the 1920s Swan House; the
glitzy shopping, dining spots and traffic
rhododendron garden featuring shadeon Peachtree and Roswell roads are
loving plants that thrive in Atlanta; and
located only several blocks away.

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A Look Back
Ann Taylor Boutwell
June 2, 1879: When Mermaid, a twoyear-old registered Jersey cow arrived in
Atlanta, her owner, Henry Seltzer, had
a grazing issue. Since 1867, the German
crockery dealer had a reputation for
financial discretion. He constructed a
three-story brick building, at 16 North
Broad Street, located between Marietta
and Walton streets. It served as shop,
storage and family residence, but no
greenspace for the cow. Buying four acres
of Richard Peters’ land was the solution.
It encompassed today’s Peachtree, Sixth,
Seventh and Juniper streets. Locals later
labeled it Seltzer’s block, usually mocking
the owner’s paying $2,500 just to graze a
cow. Seltzer reacted with a knowing grin,
based on the conviction that both cow and
pasture were sound investments. Mermaid
died about 1884, and in June, 1885, Seltzer’s
unexpected death followed. In 1889, Leak &
Lyle auctioneers sold the old Seltzer block
at $81,000. Located in today’s Midtown,
the site is now home to the Viewpoint
and rising 100 6th Street buildings.

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June 14, 1928: Atlanta Shriners, their
families, and dignitaries gathered on the
northwest corner of Peachtree Street and
Ponce DeLeon Avenue for the laying of the
cornerstone for the Yaarab Temple of the
Mystic Shrine. It was the most important
new structure to be built in 1928-1929.
Designed by Marye, Alger and Vinour
architectural firm and built by C.A.D.
Bayley Construction Company. In January,
the New York Times announced that The
Fox Corporation had inked a $3 million,
21-year lease arrangement with Atlanta’s
Yaarab Temple. The Fox Theater opened
18 months later on Christmas Day, 1929.
June 17, 1951: Josephine Baker
canceled her June 30th appearance
at the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People, NAACP,
after three white Atlanta hotels refused
her accommodations. She had agreed to
come under the stipulation that she would
not appear before a segregated audience
and that she and her troupe, made up of
both black and white performers, must
have accommodations in one of the city’s
leading hotels. The City of Atlanta quietly
agreed not to insist on segregation in
the rented Municipal Auditorium. At
that time, any white hotel that granted
accommodations to blacks was liable to
revocation of its innkeeper’s license.
June 24, 1898: Hundreds turned out to
view the new luxury Farlinger Apartments
at 325-327 Peachtree Street, adjacent to
Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church. In the
lower-level gourmet grocery, strains of
Wurm’s popular orchestra echoed as host

Top, The Ansley Hotel, circa 1913.
Below, The Farlinger apartments, which is
now the site of SunTrust Plaza on Peachtree
Street.

Alexander W. Farlinger enticed his guests
to sample a connoisseur’s assortment of
teas, coffees, and desserts. The four-story
red brick building, trimmed in granite,
was designed by architect George W
Laine. In 1910, William H. McKenzie,
president of the Atlanta Fertilizer Works,
bought the building for $125,000 and
renamed the apartments The Frances, after
his wife. By 1931, the building had been
transformed into a small hotel. In 1982,
city preservationists were urging a National
Register of Historic Places designation, but
a fire in 1988 eliminated that possibility.
Today, Elbert Weinberg’s sculpture, Rites
of Spring, stands on the site of the building
in front of what is now Sun Trust Plaza.
June 30, 1913: Over 400 attended the
opening of the Ansley Hotel. Seated
at the elaborate dinner in the banquet
hall were Governor and Mrs. John
Marshall Slaton and retiring Former
Governor and Mrs. Joseph Mackey
Brown. The hotel was named for Edwin
P. Ansley, developer of Ansley Park.
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Pet Picks

Pet Briefs

Skye needs an adventurous family that
likes to romp and explore. She is a Beagle
mix, about 35 pounds, and likes to exercise
to work off steam. She is soft like velvet and
very loving. She is currently living in a foster
home with another dog, and she would love
to set up an appointment to meet her forever
family. For more information about adopting
Skye or other available cats and dogs, contact
PAWS Atlanta at www.pawsatlanta.org.

Mutts n’ Martinis, above, returns to the Living Room Patio at W Atlanta –
Midtown this summer. Tails will be wagging at this monthly “yappy hour” in
support of Atlanta nonprofit Angels Among Us Pet Rescue. Mingle with your mutts
and enjoy $5 Salty Dog Martinis and special treats for the pups. The dates are June 5,
July 10, Aug. 7 and Sept. 4 with each event beginning at 6 p.m. W Atlanta-Midtown
is at 188 14th St.
The Atlanta Humane Society’s Shop ‘N’ Adopt events continue every
Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the facility, 981 Howell Mill Road. You can
purchase items from a wish list and give them to the AHS to directly help the
animals and those who care for them. In turn, with receipt of purchase, AHS will
give you a discount worth twice the amount of your gift, off of your adoption. For
more information, visit atlantahumane.org.

Buckhead explores loosening restrictions on Peachtree Road alcohol sales
By Chuck Stanley
Neighborhood Planning Unit-B plans
to form a special committee to discuss a
proposal to make it easier to sell beer and
wine along Peachtree Road in Buckhead.
The proposed change to the distance
requirements between single-family
residences and beer and wine retailers
would most immediately affect a bid Total
Wine to open a store in Buckhead Square
Shopping Center. However, procedural
concerns and resident questions about
the long-term ramifications of the
change have spurred concerns.
In April, board members of the
neighborhood planning unit voted
to support legislation by Atlanta City
Council to loosen restrictions on beer
and wine sales along Peachtree Road.
The vote, however, was contingent
on any such legislation winning the
support of residents of Peachtree Park
and other affected neighborhoods.
Then once drafted, the proposal was
to come back before the NPU.
Instead, legislation sponsored by

City Councilman Howard Shook
to change distance requirements
between beer and wine vendors and
residential properties appeared on
the council’s agenda shortly after the
NPU gave its support to the concept.
“I was pretty shocked to see a
draft ordinance had already been
introduced to City Council,” NPU-B
board member, Jim Cosgrove told
the May 7 NPU-B board meeting.
“It was this board’s understanding
that this was a vote on a general
receptiveness to hear this proposal.”
NPU-B Chair Andrea Bennett
said she wrote Shook as soon as she
saw the legislation had been brought
to the council. “I said that we do
not support it and asked that it be
withdrawn or held,” Bennett told
residents and NPU-B board members.”
The legislation has since been held
by the council. Both Cosgrove and
Bennett say they had no wish to point
fingers regarding the miscommunication.
However, they were quick to absolve
Shook of doing anything wrong.

Howard Shook
“Councilman Shook has been
very cooperative,” said Cosgrove.
“Nobody had to argue with him
[about stopping the legislation].”
Attorney Kevin Leff told NPU
board members that he had sent the
draft legislation to Shook’s office after
the board’s April meeting. However,
he assured the NPU board members

that he had not misrepresented the
group’s support for the legislation.
“We just sent a draft in to Howard
to look at,” Leff said. “There was no
intention of duping anybody by slipping
legislation in through the back door.”
Leff said he would be happy to
submit a request for a spot exemption
for Total Wine, if residents opposed a
blanket change along Peachtree Road.
In addition to the procedural
complaints, both NPU board members
and residents at the meeting voiced
their concerns about impact of the
changes in the proposed ordinance.
“It’s entirely too vague,” said Kathy
Muzzy, President of the Peachtree Park
Civic Association. “I think this opens
up a lot of possibilities It needs to be
tightened up and made more specific.”
Attorney Lisa Morchower said she
represents residents and businesses
within NPU-B who don’t want to see
alcohol sales move closer to residences.
“I’d like to see it not happen,”
she said. “But if it does happen, I
want to see it totally redone.”

Business & Retail Briefs
Delta Community Credit
Union (deltacommunitycu.com)
was recently honored with eight
Diamond Awards for its outstanding
marketing and business development

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achievements in the credit union
industry. From a field of over 1,000
entries, awards were given in 33
categories ranging from advertising
to community events and beyond.

Former NFL player, NCAA coach and ESPN analyst
Bill Curry has launched Curry, Wellborn & Battcher
(billcurry.net) providing leadership training and
communications services to corporations, athletes and
NCAA institutions. Curry, pictured, has teamed with
global corporate communications leaders Jeff Battcher
and Pete Wellborn, who was named one of the top
ten U.S. attorneys by Lawyers Weekly. The trio brings
an extensive résumé of sports, legal and corporate
communications experience, and will offer services that
include leadership training and keynote addresses, best
practices training for social media communications,
crisis and reputation management, and media training.

Atlanta-based online store Catherine’s Table (catherinestable.
com) has launched selling tabletop goods crafted by American artists
including all types of serveware, linens and dining accessories.
The Woodruff Arts Center has named Janine A.
Musholt, pictured, its new Vice President of Advancement
succeeding Beauchamp Carr, who retired last year after
leading advancement for the Woodruff for 35 years.
Musholt will be responsible for the fundraising efforts
of the Woodruff Arts Center, including its annual
corporate campaign, as well as coordinating with the
Alliance Theater, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, the
High Museum of Art and Young Audiences on those
organizations’ fundraising efforts. Musholt was the chief
development officer of the U.S. Olympic Committee.

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an online social network aimed at
connecting Gen Y women with career
advice, mentors and job
listings.The
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Ambassador program unites organizations for sustainability
By Collin Kelley
INtown Editor
As part of the Power to Change
sustainability initiative, the City of Atlanta
has launched the Ambassador Program to
define and unite the efforts of government,
business, academia and nonprofits.
More than 70 businesses and
organizations have already signed on to
become Power to Change Ambassadors,
including The Home Depot, Spelman
College, The Clean Air Campaign, Ernst
& Young, and the Southeast Rainwater
Harvesting System Association.
According to Aaron Bastian,
communications and project director
for the Mayor’s Office on Sustainability,
the current focus is on businesses
and organizations, but the program
will eventually expand to individuals
who want to get involved as well.
Organizations are encouraged to
register for the program via the new

Power to Change website, p2catl.com,
which serves as both a public education
resource and portal for information on
sustainability measures across ten impact
areas. Power to Change Ambassadors
will provide information about their
organizations’ sustainability efforts.
Bastian said an example of an “Act of
Change” is by the Coca-Cola Company.
“The company has become well
known for distributing rain barrels to
organizations around the community
to capture and re-use rainwater,”
Bastain said. “Coca-Cola has now
given away more than 4,000 barrels.”
Here are a few Acts of
Change documented:
▷ Since the October 2012 launch
of Cartlanta, recycling tonnage
has increased from 1,079 tons
collected to 1,403 tons, an increase
of 23 percent. Internally, recycling

collection rates in City Hall
and other municipal buildings
have increased six-fold.
▷ The original target of 15 percent
energy saving by 2020 has been
exceeded in the Department
of Watershed Management,
in general fund facilities as a
group, and the Civic Center.
▷ The Home Depot has installed water

reclamation tanks at five area stores
with projected annual savings of
over 500,000 gallons of water.
▷ Atlanta Public Schools and the
Captain Planet Foundation will
install 40 new edible learning
gardens at Atlanta schools, taking
the total for these gardens to
over 50 percent within the school
system by year-end 2014.

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A record-number 553 volunteers
helped remove 3.7 tons of trash at
the annual Sweep the Hooch multisite cleanup in April. Chattahoochee
Riverkeeper, Upper Chattahoochee
Chapter of Trout Unlimited and
National Park Service coordinated
the cleanup at 22 sites along the 48mile stretch of the river through
the Chattahoochee River National
Recreation Area, with two additional
sites at the Chattahoochee Bend State
Park. Of the 3.7 tons of trash removed,
0.6 tons were recycled. For more
information, visit chattahoochee.org
The Southface Sustainable Atlanta
Roundtable convenes on the first Friday
of each month from 7:30 to 9 a.m. at
All Saints Episcopal Church, 634 W.
Peachtree St., to discuss the region’s
current environmental issues – from water

to energy, urban planning
to government policy and
much more. Members of the
audience are encouraged
to ask questions, make
comments, network and
learn about Atlanta’s current
and future opportunities for
sustainable development.
The next meeting is
June 7. For details, visit
southface.org/sart.
The nonprofit Lifecycle Building
Center (LBC) encourages community
donations and actively salvages
materials from renovation and
demolition projects to sell at its retail
store, 1116 Murphy Ave. It’s a great
resource for do-it-yourselfers, home
renovators, artists, film-set creators or
anyone who needs dirt-cheap building
materials and wants to help the
environment. One of the shop’s biggest
customers is the hit series The Walking
Dead, which has purchased items as
props. So far, the LBC has kept over
175,000 pounds of reusable material
out of the landfill, completed 20
deconstruction projects, provided more
than 30 free waste audits, and recruited
more than 370 volunteers. For more, visit
facebook.com/LifestyleBuildingCenter
or lifestylebuildingcenter.org.

VANPOOLZA!
Vanpool challenge comes to Atlanta this summer
In metro Atlanta, about 30,000
commute trips each week take place
in a vanpool. From June through
August 2013, vanpool commuters will
have an opportunity to compete in
Vanpoolooza, the region’s first-ever vanpool
challenge to attract new van riders.
Organized by The Clean Air Campaign
and the region’s local transportation
management associations, Vanpoolooza
encourages vanpool commuters to
compete for cash and prizes. Vanpool
participants will earn points by attracting
new vanpool riders, decorating their vans
and logging vanpool commute trips.
“As more people move into the region and
place more demand on the transportation
network, it is important to look at commute
options such as vanpooling to get the most
out of the infrastructure we already have,”
said Tedra Cheatham, executive director
at The Clean Air Campaign. “Vanpooling
is a fun and easy way to save money, arrive
at work less stressed and to help keep
pollution out of the air we all breathe.”
By registering on the Georgia Commute
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Options website, participants will be
able to log their vanpool trips, track
their progress and compete for prizes.
The vanpool that recruits the most new
riders during the competition will win
$500, which is to be divided equally among
recognized vanpool participants. The
runner-up vanpool will receive $400 and the
third place finisher will take home $300.
Existing individual vanpool participants
that secure the most prospective new
riders to attend informational events
around Atlanta will also win $100. The
runner-up will receive $50 and the
third-place finisher will get $25.
Employers looking to improve
workplace sustainability or achieve
health and wellness goals can support
vanpooling in the region by encouraging
their employees to start a vanpool, with
guidance and access to free services from
Georgia Commute Options providers.
To register for Vanpoolooza and
find out more about vanpooling,
visit GeorgiaCommuteOptions.
com/Vanpoolooza.

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Since Atlanta has regained its “Hollywood South”
moniker with the proliferation of film studios and
productions happening around the metro, it seems
only fitting that a summer of movie festivals is upon
us. From watching a Disney movie with the kids at
Chastain Park to a stylish night at the Fabulous Fox
Theatre for a Hitchcock thriller, there is something
for all tastes coming to a screen near you.
Movies in Central Park at Atlantic Station
Atlantic Station’s annual movie series began in May,
but there are still plenty of films on the calendar as the
series continues through mid-August. The free movies
are screened every Thursday night at dusk (except July
4) in Central Park. There will be a variety of dinner and
snack options from participating restaurants. Here’s
the line-up: Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows (June
6), Skyfall (June 13), Hunger Games (June 20), Man on
a Ledge (June 27), Despicable Me (July 11), Breakfast at
Tiffany’s (July 18), Ratatouille (July 25), Uncle Buck (Aug.
1), Ghostbusters (Aug. 18) and The Goonies (Aug. 15).
For more information, visit atlanticstation.com.

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Chastain Park/Town Brookhaven
Summer Movie Series
The Atlanta Foundation for Public Spaces will
present a summer of movies at Chastain in the Hilltop
Meadow and on the green at Town Brookhaven. At
Chastain, picnic baskets and wine are allowed and
at Town Brookhaven participating restaurants will
offer specials for moviegoers. The line-up: WreckIt-Ralph (May 30, Brookhaven), Ice Age: Continental
Drift (June 6, Brookhaven), The Odd Life of Timothy
Green (June 13, Chastain), We Bought a Zoo (June
20, Brookhaven), Warm Bodies (June 26, Chastain),
Jack the Giant Slayer (June 27, Chastain), Parental
Guidance (July 11, Brookhaven), The Lucky One
(July 18, Chastain), Breakfast at Tiffany’s (July 25,
Brookhaven) and The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Aug.
1, Chastain). For more information, visit affps.com.
The Coca-Cola Summer Film Festival at the Fox
Watching a film on the Fox Theatre’s giant screen
is something every Atlantan should experience at
least once, and the annual Coca-Cola festival is the
perfect opportunity. Classics, recent blockbusters
and anniversary screenings (including The Birds 50th

Anniversary) are all on tap. Before each movie, there will
be vintage cartoons and a sing-along with the Mighty
Mo organ. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for kids under
12 and seniors. Saturday morning cartoons are just $5.
All can be purchased in advance at foxatltix.com. The
line-up was incomplete at press time, but here’s what we
know so far: Raiders of the Lost Ark (June 14, 7:30 p.m.),
Saturday Morning Cartoons (June 15, 10 a.m.), Oz The
Great and Powerful (June 15, 7:30 p.m.), 42 (June 21,
7:30 p.m.) Finding Nemo: 10th Anniversary (June 22,
2 p.m.), Les Misérables (June 22, 7:30 p.m.), The Birds:
50th Anniversary (June 23, 4 p.m.), Django Unchained
(July 26, 7:30 p.m.), The Croods (July 27, 2 p.m.),
Lawrence of Arabia: Director’s Cut (July 28, 4 p.m.),
Saturday Morning Cartoons (Aug. 17, 10 a.m.), Breakfast
at Tiffany’s (Aug. 18, 4 p.m.). Check foxtheatre.org to
see announcements about more films in the series.
Flicks on 5th
The 8th annual Flicks on 5th Summer Film Series
kicks off June 5 for a month of recent hits. The free
movies will be screened at dusk on Wednesday nights
on the 5th Street Bridge in Midtown’s Technology
Square. Pre-movie entertainment, activities and free
popcorn (while supplies last) begins at 7 p.m. Bring
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June Festival Guide
By Collin Kelley
INtown Editor
SummerFest
The annual
Virginia
Highland
neighborhood
festival returns
for its 30th
anniversary year on June 1-2. There
will be a 5K road race, artist market, a
cycle ride to remember the late Atkin’s
Park restaurant founder Warren Bruno,
a kidfest with activities and plenty
of food. There will also be live music
on two stages from Frets on Fire,
The Famous Buddies, Radiolucent,
The Revivalists, Jason Isbell, Atlanta
Symphony Brass Quartet, Galen Crader,
Sailing to Denver and Drew Holcomb
& The Neighbors. For a complete
list of activities, visit vahi.org.
Atlanta Fringe Festival
The second annual
Atlanta Fringe Festival
is set for June 5-9 with
24 productions from
10 states involved

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in this year’s event. The productions
were selected in the most democratic,
unjuried way imaginable: by randomly
drawing them from a hat. The theater
events will be staged around Intown at
7 Stages, The Village Theatre, Theatrical
Outfit, The Horizon School Theatre and
The Mask Center. Some of the Georgia
companies taking part include 7 Stages,
OnStage Atlanta. Thimblerig Circus
and Twinhead Theatre. Companies
from Louisiana, Illinois, Indiana,
Washington and Connecticut will also
bringing their shows to Atlanta. The
hallmark of the festival is original,
nontraditional work that celebrates diverse
and multi-cultural artistic expression.
To see the full line-up of events, visit
atlantafringe.org or at the Facebook
page, facebook.com/atlantafringe.

around Peachtree Hills Park. There will
be more than 150 artists on hand selling
and exhibiting paintings, photography,
sculpture, jewelry, metal, glass and
more. Also expect food from local food
trucks and vendors, activities for kids
and live music. For more information,
visit peachtreehillsfestival.com.

Peachtree Hills
Festival of the Arts
The 2nd annual
Peachtree Hills
Festival of the Arts
is set for June 8 from
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
and June 9 from 11
a.m. to 6 p.m. in and

Jazz on the Lawn at Callanwolde
If music is your thing then the
Callanwolde Fine Arts Center has you
covered all summer long with its annual
Jazz on the Lawn series. The concerts
kick of June 15 at 7:30 p.m. with Serenata
Band, offering up jazz with a Latin
twist. Coming up later in the series:
Joe Gransden & Maria Howell (June

29), Bernard Linnette (July 13), Faith
(July 27) and Scott Glazer’s Mojo Dojo
Band (Aug. 10). Bring a blanket or lawn
chairs and a picnic. Tickets are $15 in
advance at callanwolde.org or $20 at
the door. In case of rain, concerts will
moved inside the Callanwolde mansion.

Old Fourth Ward Park Arts Festival
The Atlanta Foundation for Public
Spaces will present this brand new
event on June 29 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
and June 30 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
in Atlanta’s newest greenspace on the
Atlanta BeltLine. There will be artists,
food, live music, activities for kids and
more. Visitors are encouraged to bike
or walk to the festival on the BeltLine’s
Eastside Trail. For more information, visit
oldfourthwardparkartsfestival.com.

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INTOWN DATEBOOK
June 1

The 5th annual Dancers Unite Against Cancer, the primary fundraising event for
the Nancy Falco Fund Limited (NFF), will be held from 5 to 10 p.m. at the Defoor
Centre, 1710 Defoor Ave. The event features professional performances by top Atlanta
dancers, a dance party with a local DJ, live music, dinner, boutique room, as well as the
introduction of the 2013 Nancy Falco Fund recipient. The cost is $20 in advance and $30
at the door the day of the event. To purchase advance tickets, visit dancersunite.com.

June 1

Northside Hospital will host a Baby Alumni Birthday Party from 6:30 to 8:30
p.m. at Zoo Atlanta. All families of children ever born at Northside HospitalAtlanta in Sandy Springs, Northside Hospital-Cherokee in Canton and Northside
Hospital-Forsyth in Cumming are welcome to attend. The event will take place rain
or shine. Children and their families will be treated to face painting, arts and crafts,
a DJ, dance contests and more. For more information, visit www.northside.com.

June 8

Tunes from the
Tombs returns to the
grounds of historic
Oakland Cemetery
from 1 to 8 p.m. This
fundraising event
features musicians
performing in and
among Oakland’s
monuments,
mausoleums and
renowned gardens.
This year’s lineup includes Blair
Crimmins and the Hookers, Old 4th Ward Afro-Klezmer Orchestra, Atlanta Funk
Society, Bird City Revolutionaries, The Bonaventure Quartet (featuring Amy Pike),
Caroline and the Ramblers, Roxie Watson, Slim Chance and the Convicts, Rolling
Nowhere, Little Country Giants, Wasted Potential Brass Band and more. There will
also be food from local food trucks, beer, wine, free mini-tours and a fortuneteller.
Advance tickets are available at TicketAlternative.com for $10 for adults, $5 for
children ages 4 to 12. Tickets are the gate are $15. Parking is available for $5 in the
Grady Health Systems lot behind the King MARTA station. Visitors are encouraged
to take MARTA to the event. No pets, coolers or outside food is allowed, but blankets
or lawn chairs are welcome. For more information, visit oaklandcemetery.com.

Notice Of
Nondiscriminatory
Policy As To Students
Midtown Lutheran Preschool
admits students of any race,
color, national and ethnic origin
to all the rights, privileges,
programs, and activities
generally accorded or made
available to students at the
school. It does not discriminate
on the basis of race, color
national and ethnic origin in
administration of its educational
policies, admissions policies,
scholarship and loan programs,
and athletic and other schooladministered programs.
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June 8

The Artemis Guild of young professionals
at Fernbank Museum will host Lost Oasis
2013, its annual fundraising party, at 8 p.m. at
Fernbank, 767 Clifton Road. In celebration of
the museum’s Extreme Mammals exhibition,
the party will feature a “Wild Safari” theme
complete with live music by the Atlanta
Beat, cocktails, food and more than 400
young patrons in their wildest party animal
attire that is sure to include tusks, tails, spots
and stripes. Tickets are all-inclusive and
start at $100 per person, with patron levels
starting at $300 per couple. Tickets can be
purchased online at fernbankmuseum.org.

June 16

Real Men Cook For Charity, a funfilled food tasting and cook-off, will be
Lost Oasis 2013 will honor Sam and
held on Father’s Day at the Georgia World
Ryan Smith Dunlap for their longCongress Center Ballroom, Building
standing commitment to Fernbank
C. More than 100 chefs, restaurants,
Museum.
caterers and every day men who like
to cook will be serving more than 150
dishes. There will also be a Kids Zone featuring Harry The Hawk, caricatures, face
painting, cotton candy, snow cones and popcorn. A Health Pavilion will offer blood
pressure screening and information on diabetes, heart disease and prostate cancer.
Partial proceeds benefit the Maynard Jackson Youth Foundation, Apex Museum,
Share Our Strength Cooking Matters and Real Men Charities. For tickets visit
ticketannex.com. For more information, visit realmencook.com/Atlanta.

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A guide for arts and cultural entertainment for the entire family
High Museum
Girl with a
Pearl Earring

Visual Arts
2nd Friday Art Stroll: Enjoy Atlanta’s
summer nights and the city’s most
popular art district as Castleberry
Hill galleries, artist spaces and
neighborhood restaurants open their
doors for this monthly art stroll. June 14.
Admission is free. castleberryhill.org
Into This World: Shanamisims:
Atlanta-based artist Shana Robbins
complements her visual art with
musical and physical performances,
video, and sound pieces to create this
multi-disciplinary exhibit at Beep Beep
Gallery. Closes June 15. Admission
is free. beepbeepgallery.com
Mistaken and Deluded: This ABV
Gallery exhibit is a collaboration between
North Florida artists Tony Rodrigues
and Mark George that explores the
American experience through its recent
history, relics and shiny things. Closes
June 16. Admission is free. abvatl.com
Jon Pack and Gary Hustwit: The
Olympic City: Atlanta Contemporary
Art Center looks at the legacy of the
Olympic Games in former host cities
around the world. The photos document
the successes and failures; the remnants
and ghosts of recent Olympics. Closes
June 22. $5 to $8. thecontemporary.org
Girl With a Pearl Earring: Dutch
Paintings from the
Mauritshuis: This High
Museum exhibition is
your first opportunity to
see Johannes Vermeer’s
iconic painting on
display in the Southeast.
Other Dutch Golden
Age painters featured
include Rembrandt,
Frans Hals and Jan
Steen. Opens June 23.
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$12 to $19.50. high.org

Bodies: The Exhibition: Get a
unique look at the human body at
this unprecedented exhibition at
Atlantic Station. More than 200 human
bodies and specimens are respectfully
displayed, revealing the inner workings
of the human form. Daily. $16 to
$24. bodiestheexhibition.com
Emmet Gowin: Photographs:
This exhibition at Jackson Fine Art
marks Emmet Gowin’s 50-year career,
starting with his early unforgettable,
honest photographs of 1960s family
life to his aerial landscape photos in
the 1980s. Tuesday through Saturday.
Admission is free. jacksonfineart.com
Jiki to Hanga: Japanese Porcelain
and Prints: Explore the art of Japanese
woodcut printmaking through the works
of shin-hanga master Hiroshi Yoshida
at Oglethorpe University’s art museum.
Additional Japanese objects on display
include 17th to 19th century porcelain,
silk paintings and books. Tuesday through
Sunday. $5. museum.oglethorpe.edu
Rialto Visual Arts Series: Paint: Be
sure to spend a few extra moments in
the lobby of the Rialto Center before
a show or stop by during a weekday
to see abstract paintings by Elizabeth
Sheppell and Justine Rubin in this
exhibition series. Monday through Friday.
Admission is free. rialtocenter.org

Performing Arts

Cobb Energy Centre

Project Mah Jongg:
Learn the traditions,
history and meaning of the game of mah
jongg in Jewish-American life from the
1920s through today at The Breman
Jewish Museum. Interactive game tables,
graphics by designers like Isaac Mizrahi,
and vintage music highlight the exhibit.
Opens June 23. $4 to $12. thebreman.org

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The Velveteen
Rabbit: Travel to a time
when toys were sewn
with stitches and before
modern technologies
became all the rage in
this original adaptation
of the Margery
Williams’ classic. Bring
your own seating to
enjoy this performance
at The Grange Creek
in Serenbe. Opens
June 7. $10 to $15.
serenbeplayhouse.com

Dr. Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat:
Originally produced by the National
Theatre of Great Britain, this Dr.
Seuss classic comes alive on the
Center for Puppetry Arts stage with
favorite characters Sally and her
brother, their pet fish and others.
Opens June 13. $16.50. puppet.org
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DanceAfrica Atlanta: Feel the rhythm at
this dance and drumming event featuring
the Chuck Davis African American Dance
Ensemble, Giwayen Mata and others at
Morehouse College’s King Chapel. June 14
and June 15. $25 to $35. giwayenmata.org
Metamorphoses: Georgia Shakespeare’s
stage transforms into a pool of water in
this play that looks at what it means to
be human and in love. Opens June 20.
$14.95 to $44.86. gashakespeare.org
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead:
The story of Hamlet takes a backseat to the
hilarious hijinks of his two bumbling friends
in this Atlanta Shakespeare Company play by
Tom Stoppard. While Hamlet plays on in the
background, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
take the audiences’ full attention. Closes June
22. $15 to $36. shakespearetavern.com
Concerts in the Garden: Pat Benatar
and guitarist Neil Giraldo reunite for
the opening night of this annual series
voted the “Best Outdoor Concert Series”
by Atlanta Magazine. June 23. $35.50 to
$59.50. atlantabotanicalgarden.org
Bill Cosby: After 50 years of making
America laugh, Bill Cosby comes to the
Cobb Energy Centre to perform an evening
of stand-up comedy and storytelling. June
28. $57.75. cobbenergycentre.com.

The Thinking Artist
Patrick Dennis

Be An Explorer!
I am an artist and I’ve been thinking…
Don’t we all get locked into our private routines (aka
“ruts”) too much? We take the same route to work even
though friends tell us to take side street alternatives that
are much faster even if they seem complicated, which
would help keep our blood pressure down from competing
with inconsiderate non-turn indicator users, cell phone
motormouths and traffic in general so that we wouldn’t
be so grouchy when we finally showed up late. Oh, I
may have revealed too much. But anyway, it seems we
don’t, and I use the royal “we” here generously because
I think lots of people besides me have this problem. I
figure I have so many other “harmless” idiosyncrasies
that being in a rut barely counts. But maybe it does.
What’s the harm in taking a few extra minutes each
day or weekend to explore beyond our known patterns?
Where’s the risk? Recently, a traffic accident re-routed me
through an unfamiliar neighborhood. As panic set in, I
did a few deep, cleansing breaths and resolved to multitask as I inched along. Then I had what I consider a sort
of epiphany that could have just been a lack of oxygen. I
put my phone down and looked around. I actually paid
attention to my surroundings! A nice lady was in her yard
holding a garden hose kindly explaining to some people
where the street leads. The homes were really nice and
I started thinking about how it would be to live in this
friendly area. After about 30 minutes I realized that traffic

was gone and I was still exploring the area. I stumbled
upon a coffee shop, book store and small art gallery.
I have been a fan of Stone Mountain Village since I
discovered it. Of course I think I discovered it like my
daughters think they discovered tie-dye but anyway to
me it was new. I found it when I got lost looking for an
artist’s home in Lilburn (who blamed me for not taking
the side streets, sheesh). I love the old buildings and quiet
feeling even though it looks like a movie set that hasn’t
started filming yet. The Village is just 20 minutes from
Midtown and definitely a full lifestyle away. Art Station
was my initial destination and I was not disappointed.
I met the owners of this gallery/theater and wanted to
move into the historic building, but they said it was for
commercial purposes only. I went to see a play. I went
back for an art show. I met the executive director of
Main Street Stone Mountain Village, who is a ball of
kinetic energy and charm. I was impressed by the small
galleries and the programs to encourage them. Obviously,
I am a shameless groupie now. I’ve even wandered the
neighborhoods and eaten at some of the restaurants there
like I’m working for National Geographic on an expedition.
If you’re not the intrepid explorer type, just
try to push yourself a little and don’t be afraid to
get lost. No need for a khaki vest with a hundred
pockets and tools. Just a little courage.
Patrick Dennis is an artist, gallery owner and
President of the Atlanta Foundation for Public
Spaces. Contact him at Patrick@affps.com.

on Saturday, June 8, from 3 to 8 p.m. The
festival will be held on Apple Valley Road
behind the Brookhaven Marta station.
If you love beer, then Atlanta is the place There will be more than 150 domestic,
imports and craft
to be this summer as
beers for the
three festivals provide
sampling along
tastes of domestic,
with wine and
imported and craft
bites from local
beers. Food, music
restaurants and
and frivolity are also
food trucks. On
planned at these
the entertainment
events, but remember
front, GoBox,
to drink responsibly.
DJ Suspense,
If you don’t have a
Scotty Cram and
designated driver,
Anthony Crane
call a cab.
Brookhaven Beer Festival volunteer Debbie will perform. The
Drink up!
Liggett pours a glass of wine – yes, wine is festival is limited
also available for those who don’t like beer to 4,000 guests
Brookhaven
or want to diversify their palate – for Josh
and admission
Beer Fest
Stephens at last year’s event. Proceeds
includes a
The third annual
benefit nonprofit Atlanta Fundraising,
commemorative
festival returns to the
which raises money for community service drinking glass
City of Brookhaven
programs.
By Collin Kelley
INtown Editor

and unlimited beer tastings. Tickets are
$35 in advance at brookhavenbeerfestival.
com or $45 at the door (subject to
availability). You must be 21 to attend
the event and no pets are allowed.
Beer Garden:
Sumer Kick-Off
In the Garden
Enjoy the beauty
of the Oakhurst
Community Garden
at The Wylde Center
while enjoying a
brew and food from
local restaurants
on Saturday, June
22. There will be
beer and bites
provided by Farm
Burger, Farm 255,
Ale Yeah!, Red
Brick Brewing,
Three Taverns Brewery, Twain’s, Wild
Heaven Craft Beers, Cakes & Ale, Paper
Pane and Pine Street Market. There
will be a VIP happy hour (including a
private garden tour, featured cocktails,
appetizers and more) beginning at 4:30
p.m. with the main event from 5:30 to
8 p.m. Music will be provided by The
Grits and a silent auction will feature
dinner packages, getaways and even a
farm share. Tickets are $50 for VIP and
$30/$40 for general admission. The event
is for ages 21 and up. For tickets and
more information, visit wyldecenter.org.

Atlanta Summer Beer Fest
Masquerade Music Park in Midtown
will play host for the fourth annual festival
on June 22 from 4 to 9 p.m. There be more
than150 beers, including local breweries
like SweetWater,
Terrapin, Red Brick,
Wild Heaven, Jailhouse,
Red Hare and Monday
Night. There will be live
music on two stages,
and the Bud Light Game
Zone will return this
year, too. Tickets are $35
in advance, $40 after
June 13, and $48 day
of the event (subject to
availability). The event
is for ages 21-plus, no
pets are allowed and the
event will go on rain
or shine. For tickets
and a full list of beers,
visit atlantasummerbeerfest.com.

Sweet Peach Revival
Blogger, business owners team for event
By Pamela Berger
I’ve wanted to do a Sweet Peach event
for the last year or so. A few months ago,
I was sitting around with my friend Beth
Lord, owner of the indie-pendent (in
the Highlands), and we were trying to
come up with an event that we could do
together incorporating
her amazing talents and
eye for design with the fan
following I’ve created from
the Sweet Peach blog.
Beth just recently joined
forces with D Freed of
Belly General Store, which means she
now has full access to the space. As Belly
is in such a prime location, we knew we
had to create an event that would help
bring the community together and shed
light on great artists of the South.
I brought in my friend John
Rich of Oakleaf and Acorn to the
mix. He curates the most amazing
products handcrafted from all over
the US, most made in the South.
As this event will be held July 4th
weekend, we wanted to celebrate
America – specifically artists that
live right here in the South.

Friday, July 5
Cocktail Party and Grand Opening
of our Sweet Peach Revival Pop-up
Shop, 7-10 p.m. at Belly featuring live
music, a fortune teller, giveaways and
food and drink provided by Emily G’s,
Sweet Grass Dairy, Cathead Vodka,
Rosebud, Cake Hag and more.
Saturday, July 6
Revival Pop-up shop open
all day at Belly. John and his
brother, Rich, reveal a bicycle
they built from scratch that
models a vintage Path Racer. We’ll have
one on display as well as one in progress,
with workshops offered throughout the
day. Peach inspired food and drinks made
in the kitchen all day by Beth, Pam and
some talented chefs in the Belly kitchen.
Sunday, July 7
Bourbon, Bacon and Biscuit Brunch
with some top name chefs in Atlanta.
There will also be a silent auction
of Southern handcraft items.
To purchase tickets and see
the full line-up of events, visit
sweetpeachrevival.com.

All-natural hamburger concept
BurgerFi (BurgerFi.com) will open
in the 12th & Midtown development
later this year. The menu will include
grass-fed Angus beef burgers, Kobe
beef hot dogs, hand-cut fries, frozen
custards, craft beer and wine.

Umi

Diners at Midtown favorite Zocalo
(facebook.com/ZocaloAtlanta) will notice
a change in food and beverage menus
and décor as the restaurant is now part
of the Richard Sandoval Restaurants
group. The restaurant at 187 10th St.
will continue to serve Mexican comfort
food under the direction of Executive
Chef Lucero Martinez-Obregon, whose
family opened Zocalo in 1995.
Charlie Hendon, Farshid Arshid and
Chef Fuyuhiko Ito have opened Umi
(UmiAtlanta.com) in Two Buckhead Plaza,
305 Peachtree Road. The menu features
“progressive Asian fare” including soups,
salads, sashimi, nigiri and specialty rolls.

BurgerFi

Amura Buckhead Sushi (amura.com)
has opened in the Terminus Building,
3280 Peachtree Road, in Buckhead serving
up sushi, seafood, steaks and salads under
the direction of Chef Emura Koichi.

Barcelona Wine Bar (barcelonawinebar.
com) in Inman Park, 240 N. Highland
Ave., will offer a cooking class on how
to make Paella on June 25 at 7 p.m. The
cost is $35 per person. For reservations,
call (404) 589-1010.

Local chocolate boutique Chocolate
South has partnered with Atlanta
MADE, the West Midtown retail
shop at 1187 Howell Mill to sell its
artisan sweets. Atlanta MADE offers
up locally made goods, art, furniture,
food and more. Find out more at
facebook.com/BuyAtlantaMade.
Zocalo
Chow Bing (facebook.com/
ChowBingATL), a fast-casual Asian
concept, is now open at the Pencil Factory
Flats & Shops, 349 Decatur St. You can
build your own burrito bowl, try a blue
plate special featuring half a chicken
and pick from gluten-free options.

The Cookie Studio
(thecookiestudio.net)
has moved from Decatur
to Buckhead, 30 Pharr
Road, and has expanded
its menu of treats to
include coffee and “graband-go breakfast” items.
There’s also a covered
front porch to enjoy
your baked goods.

Old Fourth Ward restaurant P’cheen
(pcheen.com), 701 Highland Ave., closed
for three days last month for a menu and
interior revamp. The new menu includes
barbequed octopus, pork belly nigiri,
pan-fried frog legs,
turtle soup, lamb belly
ravioli and the popular
Wednesday fried chicken
remains. The kitchen
will be open to midnight
Tuesday-Thursday and
until 1 a.m. on Friday
and Saturday (Sunday
Amura Buckhead Sushi
until 10 p.m.) and there
will be a rotation of guest
DJs spinning music.

Decatur mainstay Bhojanic (bhojanic.
com) has opened a new Buckhead
location at the Shops Around Lenox,
3400 Around Lenox Road, serving up
North India cuisine, including tapas,
parathas, chat, breads, salads and more.

If you’re travelling through Hartsfield
Jackson International Airport and
want to grab a bite before or after
your flight, there’s new nosh to
choose from including Chick-fil-A,
Atlanta Chophouse and a satellite
of Midtown favorite Ecco.

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Home & Real Estate
CITY LIVING | DEVELOPMENT | HOME IMPROVEMENT | HOME DECOR

MODERN ATLANTA

Home tour highlights Design is Human Week
By Collin Kelley
INtown Editor
Modern Atlanta (MA) will host the
6th annual Design is Human Week
and Home Tour June 1-9 celebrating
international design excellence from
the U.S., Europe, Asia and Africa.
Founded six years ago by Bernard
McCoy and Elayne DeLeo, MA continues
to grow in scope. “Bernard and I are
thrilled that MA has grown from its
first Modern Home tour to what it has
become today – a week long series of
events featuring talks, panel discussions,
product launches and more,” DeLeo said.
Last year, the MA Home Tour expanded
out of Atlanta and showcased homes
in Athens. This year, the tour, which
will be held June 8-9, goes further
afield with three homes open for tours
in Charlotte and Raleigh, NC. But the
bulk of the tour remains in Atlanta with
14 private homes, lofts, gallery spaces,
businesses and even a place of worship.
Homes on the tour include the
Conquest residence in Ormewood Park,
Whitespace Gallery in Inman Park,
TaC Studios in the Old 4th Ward, the
Pollan-Hernandez loft in Midtown,
Seal Pavilion in Decatur, Lightroom
Studio in Decatur, Fier Studio in North
Druid Hills, the Dyson home in Druid
Hills, the Bongers home in Buckhead,
the Sarvis home in North Atlanta, the
Schlumberger residence and Nancy
Creek Pool House near Vinings,
Congregation Or Hadash in Sandy Springs
and Koblick residence in Roswell.
Home tour tickets, which include the
North Carolina residences, are $35 and can
be purchased at modern-atlanta.org.

RENOVATION TIPS|

Top: Located near Phipps Plaza, the Bongers residence was built
on what was once thought to be an unbuildable lot because of
a winding stream that bisected the property. The unique design
of the home allows a portion of the front corner of the home to
cantilever over the floodplain area and not encroach into the stream
itself. (Photo by Fredrik Brauer)
Below: The Seal Pavilion is an outdoor living room space designed
by Lightroom Studio in Decatur. The wooden structure extends
the existing house by adding a series of decks, rooms, screens, a
garage and a driveway. (Photo by William Carpenter)

Above: A 1974 California-style split-level home was transformed
by Pinacle Custom Builders into a modern home with an open
floor plan and lots of ambient lighting, while retaining the
spirit of the other traditional homes in the neighborhood. The
Schlumberger residence is nicknamed “The Tree House” because
of the surrounding wooded areas. (Photo by James Klotz)
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More Highlights
• Keynote address by
architect John Picard and
Design Within Reach
CEO John Edelman at
High Museum. (June 3)
• Screening of documentary
Gehry’s Vertigo about
the building of the
Guggenheim Museum in
Bilbao, Spain at WhiteSpace
Gallery. (June 8)
• Design Exhibition at
ADAC in Peachtree
Hills. (June 6-8)

For a complete schedule
of all the events taking place
at Design Is Human Week,
visit modern-atlanta.org.

Top: The Sarvis residence, designed by Dencity, was constructed with local stone, cypress, European stucco and commercial glass. The t-shaped plan of the house creates a
private area in the back that contains an outdoor patio and pool. The Earthcraft-certified
home also has a distinct roof form, which makes it appear to be lifting off the house.
(Photo by Fredrik Brauer)

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innovation and creativity of
manufacturers, architects,
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Table/Space 2. (June 6-8)

Above: The Dyson residence was originally a 1960s ranch home before EarthStation
Architecture gutted it to create a home that is connected to the landscape. A 750-squarefoot outdoor living space was created and planters accentuate the courtyard feel and are
incorporated into the landscaping of the home. (Photo by Fredrik Brauer)

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ST Residential (stresidential.com) has sold the last remaining homes at The
Brookwood, Sanctuary at One River Place, pictured, and Townhomes at One River Place,
closed on more than 19,000 square feet of retail space at The Brookwood and placed two
land parcels under contract at One River Place, allowing builder Jim Chapman to build
up to 10 single-family homes and seven additional townhomes.
Harry Norman, Realtors (harrynorman.com) has announced the addition of Liz
Bloeser and Diane Storey to its corporate marketing and communications team –
Bloeser as Interactive Web Marketing Manager and Storey as Advertising and Public
Relations Manager.

When you get this kind
of location, luxury, and
lifestyle all in one package,
how can you not feel
a little like the cat who
swallowed the canary?

The Atlanta Falcons have selected
RE/MAX of Georgia (remax-georgia.
com) to be its Oﬃcial Real Estate
Partner in 2013. RE/MAX is the first
real estate company in the Southeast to
sign a marketing agreement with the
Falcons. As part of the partnership, RE/
MAX will be on air during the Falcons
Game Day Live pre-game shows, have
an online presence at atlantafalcons.
com, and will be the exclusive sponsor
of the entire Gate C section at the
Georgia Dome. Lisa Harris and Collette
McDonald have formed the Falcons Real Estate Team, acting as agents for players and
staﬀ, assisting with home purchases and sales across north Georgia.

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neighborhoods in one.
Drop dead gorgeous
floorplans & finishes.
And strolling distance
to some of the best
shopping & services
the city has to offer.
Plus schools!

Crocker Partners (crockerpartners.com)
now has a controlling interest in Atlantic
Center Plaza, the 24-story oﬃce building
in Midtown. The building has more than
180,000 square feet of space available for
lease.
Construction Resources (CRHomeUSA.
com) has completed the final phase of its
home design center at 224 Rio Circle in
Decatur, which is now open to the public.
The fully remodeled center includes 10,000
square feet of finished vignettes and a
20,000 square foot indoor slab gallery with
outdoor kitchen and fire pit. President
Mitch Hires said the home design center
is a one-stop-shop for home improvement
products, including stone countertops,
carpet, hardwood, tile, shower doors,
mirrors, specialties and more.

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OUTDOOR OASIS

From entire rooms to giant porches, outside is deﬁnitely in
Deep front and back porches are a
Southern staple with Atlanta’s temperate
climate, but many homeowners are looking
to turn the porch into something with a
bit more pizazz. Outdoor rooms – from
kitchens to family rooms to trendy minicinemas – are sought after extra space by
homebuyers, and builders and designers
are responding. If you’re looking to
add an outdoor room or searching for
a new home, here’s some inspiration.
– Collin Kelley

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The Virginia Highland
neighborhood is known
for its historic homes with
large porches and 1156 Saint Augustine
Place is no exception. This huge porch
has multiple seating areas, ceiling
fans and the opportunity to gossip or
catch up with your neighbors strolling
by on this residential street. (Photo
courtesy of Beacham & Co. Realtors)

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This house at 543 Elmwood
Drive near Piedmont Park in
Midtown brings the outside in
with floor to ceiling retractable glass walls
in the living room and master bedroom.
With a touch of a couple of buttons these
custom made walls oﬀer great wooded
views and interesting architectural detail
to the rooms. (Photo courtesy of Butch
Whitfield, Harry Norman Intown).

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This home at 1094 Berkshire
Road in Lenox Park/Morningside
won the Atlanta Homes &
Lifestyles Kitchen of the Year Award in 2012
for its innovative folding glass walls. Once
open, the kitchen becomes part of an outdoor
kitchen and living room that overlooks
the swimming pool. A sound system and
double-sided fireplace make this a perfect
spot any time of the year. (Photo courtesy
of Ken Covers, Fourteen West Realtors)

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Living in a condo in the city
doesn’t mean having to give
up outdoor living space. At the
1010 Midtown building, residents have
use of these rooftop outdoor living rooms
situated under tall trellises and adjacent
to the swimming pool. (Photo courtesy
of Leslie Williamson, Coldwell Banker)

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This storybook-style Tudor
home at 758 Wildwood Road in
Morningside has a deep porch
and connecting deck, which can be used
anytime of the year. With summer upon us,
the shaded porch with ceiling fan will be
the perfect spot for a glass of iced tea and
a book or to host a party. (Photo courtesy
of Ken Covers, Fourteen West Realtors)

Now Accepting Applications for the 2013-2014 Year
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Integral Structure completed work
on this house in Chastain Park, which
required some reshuﬄing of existing
spaces as well as the addition of new
ones. The foyer was moved to the
opposite end of the house and the
existing living room was joined with
the existing master bedroom to make
a large suite and walk-in closets. A
master bath and an oﬃce were also
added to the front of the house. In
addition to those projects, the main
body of the home was remodeled
to give each child a bigger bedroom
and private bath. In the rear of the
home, a large family room with 10’
ceilings and fireplace was added. The
new arrangement created a private
courtyard area with audio and lighting
in the eaves. There’s also a sitting
room between the courtyard and a
cedar deck with privacy wall.

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This is a fun idea some of us
may have seen before, but I think it
deserves a little attention as it’s an
excellent DIY project for anytime of
the year. Last fall, Garden Hood in
Atlanta hosted a shoe planting party
in support of Dance Truck’s recent
performance of Blake Bekham’s
PLOT, which used their planted
shoes for part of the set decor. First,
the folks at Garden Hood collected
dozens of donated shoes, then
added plants and rocks to create
some happy inducing garden decor.
I’m a lifelong fan of Converse
shoes, so it’s fun to see them given
new life in this reincarnation.
Kacey Cloues of Garden Hood
recommends you drill a few
holes in the bottom of the shoes
for drainage... then just add
plants and water. It’s that easy.
Kacey found that a few plants that

High heeled shoes, old work boots, Converse tennis shoes and just
about any other footwear makes a perfect recycled container garden.

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DECATUR – Located in the historic MAK district, this
1915 home has been restored to its original design
with subtle modern touches. Designed by Leila Ross
Wilburn. 3Bed/2Bath $560,000
FMLS: 5135681
Miriam Mathura 404-210-1715

MIDTOWN - Large home in one of the most
desirable buildings in Atlanta. Features Midtown
views through floor-to-ceiling windows, gourmet kit
w/ granite. 3Bd/3Ba $549,900
FMLS: 5094852
Allen Snow 404-931-1176